Event-Triggered Distributed Adaptive Fixed-Time Formation Control of QUAVs With Input Constraints

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 6357 - 6367
• Main Authors: Xu, Hui, Cui, Guozeng, Ma, Qian, Li, Ze
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.05.2024; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Backstepping; Closed loops; Command filtered backstepping; Control algorithms; Control theory; Convergence; Error compensation; Event triggered control; event-triggered; fixed-time control; Formation control; input constraints; multiple QUAVs; Process control; System performance; Topology; Tracking errors; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Upper bound

This paper considers the distributed fixed-time formation control problem of multiple quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (QUAVs) subject to input constraints. With an emphasis on resolving the "explosion of complexity" problem, the fixed-time command filter is constructed. Aiming at elimi...